Author Archives: Dave Noble

Cooks River and Barton Park Bike Ride – 13 September 2021

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 79 of lockdown. Back on the bike for a morning ride down the Cooks River. Rain was forecast from about 11 am, but when I was down at Cahill Park, the weather still looked reasonable, so I continued on … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Walk – 11 September 2021

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 77 of lockdown. A warm and sunny  day. I decided to do another walk along the Cooks River rather than take my bike. But I did take my camera. I walked down to the Cooks River and then followed … Continue reading →

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More Tiny Leaf Bugs 9 – 10 September 2021

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Dave Noble

On my recent excursions, as well as photographing birds, I had been looking at leaves of trees and collecting interesting ones for a closer look at home. If the leaf has interesting bugs then I take series of photos with … Continue reading →

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Cooks River and Barton Park Bike Ride – 10 September 2021

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 76 of lockdown. I decided to ride down to the Cooks River and then out to Barton Park and back. As usual, I was on the lookout for birds, so packed a camera. I saw my first Sacred Kingfisher … Continue reading →

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Callan Park Walk – 9 September 2021

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 75 of lockdown. For something different I decided to walk out to and around Callan Park. This seemed a large park like area within my LGA that I had not visited for a long time. A short time before, … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Bike Ride – 8 September 2021

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 74 of lockdown. Another day, another ride along the Cooks River. I was again on the lookout for the Osprey. But as often happens, I did not encounter it. I cycled down to the Cooks River at the Prices … Continue reading →

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Cooks River and Barton Park Bike Ride – 7 September 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 73 of lockdown. Another beautiful day. A good day for a ride. I had arranged to meet Valerie at Barton Park, where we would walk around a look for birds. On the ride down, I stopped off at Gough … Continue reading →

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More Leaf Explorations – 6 September 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Dave Noble

More macro-photos taken of insects or other small creatures on the back of leaves. On my previous posts, I had seen these moulted shells on the back of Fig Leaves –

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Cooks River and Sydney Park Bike Ride – 6 September 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 72 of lockdown. My intention was to have another attempt to photograph the Rails at Sydney Park. I had the aim of getting photos with more than one Rail in them. I have photographed two Buff-banded Rails before, but … Continue reading →

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Kingfisher Encounters II – Cooks River Bike Ride – 5 September 2021

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 71 of lockdown. This was a repeat of the bike ride I had done the day before. And like that day, I was looking out for the Osprey. And like that day, no Osprey was seen, but I did … Continue reading →

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